I had enjoyed hikuni a few times, because I live close by, and think Paradise may be a better choice for some because their rolls are a bit more interesting.

I agree about the big sushi bills and growing young men…my son is on sushi like a harbor seal on a steelhead…to ask whether we want to go to hikuni or paradise we just call and bark into the phone…..

PS. Ceviche rolls at paradise are PM only, not lunch.

Amen sister!!!

Eat, eat, eat till the last tuna is gone. Mmmm!

I agree.

All commercial fish, raw or not , is frozen at some point.
Quality, safety, preparation, cultural respect, taste, connection all are factors for consideration.

Save up for the good stuff – mentally and fiscally .

Quality costs money, there is no way around it. I would rather save up my money and wait to eat at somewhere truly exceptional, even if it meant spending a small fortune, rather than go cheap or the AYCE route. To each their own I suppose.

Oh wow…he’s a “food writer”. Him and 9 billion other people online.

Let’s just say I’m glad there is another option. I like a little fish with my rice.

Tell my 18 year old son that. Really. I spend about $65 taking him to an “okay” sushi spot. I spent triple digits on his 16th birthday at Hana. On a weeknight when we want a raw fish fix (one roll, and maybe three nigiri for me, double that for him) I don’t want to spend that much.

Lots of judgment. Yikes.